Have you ever
had one of those days where you just want to go back to bed,
pull the covers over your head, and quit your day job?

While visions
of this momentary solitude rush through your head, you have
a parent standing in the doorway of your home demanding that
you feed her child "cocoa puffs" while handing you a
screaming child. (Not to mention the green goop otherwise known
as snot running down the child's face....) The older child is
chasing your cat with a bottle of glue that you had confiscated
days ago and told the parent to leave at home.

You are standing there
while everything around you seems to be in slow motion. You're
dressed in your jammies and pink bunny slippers, hair is
sporting rollers, trying to disguise another bad hair day....
NOT because you weren't prepared... This apparel nightmare
became a reality when this parent arrived 2 hours before their
contracted time without calling you to confirm.

Oh... and she
also forgot her check book because her best friend's brother's
neighbor's dog slobbered on it, and therefore she didnt have the money
to pay you.

Now... you hear the squals
of your own infant from where he was peacefully sleeping in his
room. The sound of the doorbell at the unsightly hour, woke him
from a much needed rest. All the while the parent is still there
mumbling something about having to fight rush hour traffic to go
to a "real job" and how she would like to be able to stay home
and do nothing like you do.

As you shut the door
briskly behind the woman... you remind yourself what your chosen
profession is. You are.... A
Daycare Provider !!!

Does this scenario look familiar to you?
You are not alone. Come join the ranks of daycare providers everywhere...
Put on your pink bunny slippers, and relax with a cup of luke warm
coffee... kick back and enjoy the rest of the site!

The Daycare Lady™ will show you how to
keep from becoming "Stressed out like Stella."
We will share with you organizational tips, forms, and lots of
other goodies designed to bring a smile to your face! :)

The Daycare Lady™ started out as an image
on a cover of a book I had designed by Ashley from AMR Originals.com.
The concept of designing a site specifically for childcare providers
was born... with the artistic talent of Ashley to make the persona
of The Daycare Lady ™ came alive...we
have come full circle to the site we have here. This site is dedicated
to all childcare professionals.